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According to Wikipedia: IBM introduced it commercially in 1992 on its laptops under the name "TrackPoint", and patented it in 1997 (but the patent expired in 2
by NewJazz 3y ago
According to Wikipedia:
IBM introduced it commercially in 1992 on its laptops under the name "TrackPoint", and patented it in 1997 (but the patent expired in 2017)
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pointing_stick https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pointing_stick
- chx 3y agoWikipedia is wrong as always, it patented an improved version in 1997. I will try to edit but I am not holding my breath.